The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 712

Otis, feeling his temper flare up from my words, shot a furious glare at Zane.

"Look at Annalise! How could a daughter speak to her father like this? She's completely disrespectful! She's unworthy of being a wife."

Zane raised an eyebrow, unfazed. "But I actually like her just the way she is."

I could see that Otis still refused to open the folder and look at its contents, so I took the matter into my own hands. I opened the folder, pulled the documents, and handed them to him.

He took the papers, glanced at them briefly, and muttered, "This is evidence of my company's mistakes. I saw this years ago—"

Before he could finish his sentence, his expression turned solemn as he continued flipping through the pages.

I smiled, watching him. "You should have figured it out by now. All of this evidence is from years ago.

"Even if you submit it now, it will not change anything. After all, the company you were with then is already long gone."

looked at me

"I've known all along that your so-called competitor is actually one of your people. You set it up on purpose and hoped I would fall

spoke, the more I realized how ridiculously accommodating I had been. I wasted my time, pretending to play a part for someone

you to go through all this effort only to end up empty- handed and disappointed. Once you see the contents, you'll understand my good

hold it in. Instead, he casually remarked,

don't think she's suited to be your wife. If you want to avoid

silent and

"But you see, we're already married. It was a decision I made after

Rel.ne

not likely to separate in

on the table

his chin, meeting his

wanted to snap at Zane but then